And if the last time you thought about Isambard Kingdom Brunel was in a GCSE history exam, you'll be glad to hear one of his finest creations - the SS Great Britain - can be seen at Bristol's Great Western Dockyard.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, who stepped down as chief of the defence staff last week, said Labour signed a "terms of business agreement" with the dockyards that meant they had to commit to the carriers.

Editor MacDougall, a naval dockyard historian, has assembled a considerable quantity of documents, correspondence, and other information to provide insight into the workings of a British naval dockyard during the transformative period between 1815 and 1865.

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